“The photo that was posted this week was beautiful,” the statement read. “But as someone who’s struggled with body image all her life, when someone takes a picture of you that does not flutter in bad lighting or does not capture your body as it is after working hard to reach it to this point not – and then share it with the world – you must have every right to ask that it not be shared – no matter who you are. ‘
Kardashian wrote that “the pressure, the constant mockery and the judgment in my whole life to be perfect and to meet others’ standards of how I should look was too much to bear.”
It was reported earlier this week that her team was trying to get the comfortable shot, which Kardashaian showed off in a bikini next to the pool, citing copyright infringement.
On Wednesday, the reality star and entrepreneur who is part of the famous Kardashian-Jenner tribe spoke in her posted statement about the fact that they are described on social media as “the fat sister” and “the ugly sister”.
“You never quite get used to being judged and pulled apart and told how unattractive a person is, but I would say if you hear something enough, you will start to believe it,” her statement read. “This is how I am conditioned to feel that I am not beautiful enough to be just me.”
She said she will continue to use filters and photo editing ‘unapologetically’, just as she wears make-up and gets manicures to ‘introduce myself to the world the way I want to be seen’.
“My body, my image and how I choose to look and what I want to share is my choice,” Kardashian wrote. “It is no longer necessary for anyone to decide or judge what is acceptable.”